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Shelby Solla (she/her/hers) is a playwright, librettist, and screenwriter based in Brooklyn, NY and originally from the greater Pittsburgh area. Shelby’s thematic interests converge at the intersection of queerness, fat liberation, and feminism from small villages in Medieval England to public school classrooms in the present-day. Her dramatic writing has been developed at the New Musicals Lab at the Ferguson Center, the Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals, New York Live Arts, Primary Stages, and Dixon Place.

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Cast Set For SALEM Halloween Concert at the Green Room 42

 This Halloween, audiences are invited to experience the first public New York City presentation of SALEM at a special concert performance at The Green Room 42 on October 31st.
John-Andrew Morrison, Jeremy Kushnier, and Lea DeLaria To Lead SALEM Presentation At Green Room 42

John-Andrew Morrison, Jeremy Kushnier, and Lea DeLaria will star in SALEM at Green Room 42.
MUSI-CAL Comes To Hollywood This Weekend

The Foundation for New American Musicals has announced the presentation of MUSI-CAL at the Whitley Theatre (aka Reefer Den) in Hollywood on Sunday, September 29th.
John-Andrew Morrison, Angie Schworer, Gizel Jiménez, and Elizabeth Teeter Will Lead Reading of New Musical SALEM

Tony nominee John-Andrew Morrison (A Strange Loop) and Angie Schworer (Some Like It Hot, The Prom,) lead the cast of Salem, a new musical comedy.
New Salem Witch Trials Musical is in Development

A new adaptation following the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is in development, led by producer Blair Russell. The dark musical comedy features music and lyrics by Jennifer Lucy Cook with a book by T.J. Pieffer and Shelby Solla.
Joriah Kwamé, Beth Malone & More to Join 11th Annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals 

Now celebrating its 11th anniversary, Goodspeed Musicals has announced the participants for the annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals which will be held January 31 - February 27 on the Goodspeed campus in East Haddam, Connecticut.
New Play GROUP to be Livestreamed by HARP Theatricals

The NYC based theatre company HARP Theatricals will present the premiere of a new play, conceived to be performed over Zoom, titled 'GROUP.' GROUP is a contemporary piece that explores the depth and intricacies of group therapy, more specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic when the intimate practice is thrust into the virtual realm.
Primary Stages Announces Additional Programming for PRIMARY PLUS

PRIMARY STAGES announced today additional programming for Primary Plus, a series of online programs aimed at helping artists connect with Primary Stages and with each other. For additional details about each program and the most up-to-date information please visit primarystages.org/explore/primary-plus.
Pittsburgh New Works Festival Announces Line-Up For 28th Season

The Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) has announced its line-up for their 28th season of presenting world premiere plays to Pittsburgh audiences. The 2018 Festival includes 18 new plays presented by one of 18 Pittsburgh-region theater companies.

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